Established as an Oregon corporation, Recovering Our Akitas Rescue (ROAR) was approved by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in February 2023. At present the only Akita rescue group in the northwestern United States, ROAR�s current focus will be on rescuing purebred Akitas from Oregon and Washington shelters only; however, as time and resources allow, rescue activities will cover a wider range of northwestern states.